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drventure:
Yep, Monitor off, sleep, lock machine, Logout, etc. It's a pretty nifty little app.

I use it to (on a hotkey) logout of the autoboot "gaming" user profile, so I can easily log into my administrator profile and muck around with stuff. The gaming user doesn't have access to any of that, or has only read access. Should help prevent nosy players from mucking things up  :)

Epyx:

--- Quote ---  I just shut down windows via the start menu (using trackball and mouse buttons).
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That is all I do...then once its off I just pull the plug out of the wall..in Bios i have it set to boot up on AC so once its plugged in everything loads back up...very easy.

Finchbyrd:
That is excellent, I may still need to install an easily accessible reset button in case it hard-locks on me, then key presses wont do the  :-\

mrbones:
I use the hidden arcade button for the power switch on the PC. I have a UPS inside my cab so I can't use the power on when AC is present trick so I just tap the button. We have so many thunder storms in this tropical climate (Florida) that the power flickers a lot.

I once had a PC with a UPS and a bad battery that while I was writing a file the power flickered just for a second. That was enough to screw windows and corrupt some files. All it did then was boot to a blue screen. I had to reload the whole thing.

Finchbyrd:

--- Quote from: drventure on August 25, 2009, 12:49:31 pm ---Another possibility. I've set up my cab this way (though I'm still waiting to hook up my power ON switch).

Get a copy of POWEROFF
http://users.telenet.be/jbosman/applications.html

Put it on the path somewhere

Set up a bat file to run the command line
Poweroff poweroff -force

The save it as Turnoff.bat somewhere

Create a shortcut to it and configure the shortcut with a hotkey of, oh, say CTRL-F11 or something.

Now, configure your IPAC to generate that keystroke on a shifted button press.

Viola! The machine performs an orderly powerdown (not just an instance poweroff), at the press of a button that's ALREADY on your control panel. No extra buttons, no wires, etc.

Now to turn things on, if possible, set the BIOS of your mobo to "Wake on KBD/Mouse". You'll need the IPAC plugged into the PS2 plug for that to work (at least with the MOBO I've got, an ASUS m3n78-vm, others will likely be a little different.)

You may need to configure WAKE ON USB if the keyboard/encoder is on a USB port.

And if it doesn't work, you may STILL need to run wires for the Poweron switch. Just depends on your mobo at that point.

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I can't get the shortcut to accept cntrl anything, it'll add shift or alt everytime, and I'll press f11 and it goes back to "None". I have it set at something I can physically press but I'm afraid in an intense street fighter alpha game or something I'll hit them and power down the pc.

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